Ghost in the Shell - Scarlet Johansson in tight Lycra – what is there not to like! (may contain spoilers)
This is the highly anticipated sci-fi action film, the very CGI heavy interpretation of a Japanese manga classic. Set in the near future, Scarlet Johansson is 'Major' who has died and has her conscience (the ghost) transferred to a cyborg body (the shell), she is the first to have her brain transferred into an entirely synthetic body.
'Major' becomes a member of an anti-terror group and is ready to be called into action, but there's something more sinister going on. She explores whether she has a soul or whether just a machine, she has flash-backs that make her question her humanity (sounds too familiar?).
There's a reoccurring theme of ownership and consent. She tries to put right what the corporation (that made her) has done to her (also too familiar?!)
The visual effects are breathtaking, but even this looks familiar and a little cliché now. Not a bad film, worth watching but you won't help comparing with earlier, better examples, for instance 'Blade Runner', 'Matrix' and 'Robocop'
6/10.
'Major' becomes a member of an anti-terror group and is ready to be called into action, but there's something more sinister going on. She explores whether she has a soul or whether just a machine, she has flash-backs that make her question her humanity (sounds too familiar?).
There's a reoccurring theme of ownership and consent. She tries to put right what the corporation (that made her) has done to her (also too familiar?!)
The visual effects are breathtaking, but even this looks familiar and a little cliché now. Not a bad film, worth watching but you won't help comparing with earlier, better examples, for instance 'Blade Runner', 'Matrix' and 'Robocop'
6/10.
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